Shanghai vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shanghai	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1136	$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3654	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$602	$572
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1905	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	79	26
🏙️ Population	24.9M	6.87M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 24% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4780th and 6082nd ($1136 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Myanmar, respectively. Check China vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 571st and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Yangon

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	Shanghai	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.8	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$897	$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1181	$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.3	$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.28%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16156	$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8893	$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.47	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.7	$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1263	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31401	$10024

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$783
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$792
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$612
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$655
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$617
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$593
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$570
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$613
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$994
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$787
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$588
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$676
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$800
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$773
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1168
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$555
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$703
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$599
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$312
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$626